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Status of the Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory
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Atkins, R; Benbow, W; Berley, D; Chen, M-L; Coyne, DG; Delay, RS; Dingus, BL; Dorfan, DE; Ellsworth, RW; Evans, D; Falcone, A; Fleysher, L; Fleysher, R; Gisler, G; Goodman, JA; Haines, TJ; Hoffman, CM; Hugenberger, S; Kelley, LA; Leonor, I; Macri, J; McConnell, M; McCullough, JF; McEnery, JE; Miller, RS; Mincer, AI; Morales, MF; Nemethy, P; Ryan, JM; Schneider, M; Shen, B; Shoup, A; Sinnis, G; Smith, AJ; Sullivan, GW; Thompson, TN; Tumer, OT; Wang, K; Wascko, MO; Westerhoff, S; Williams, DA; Yang, T; Yodh, GB
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The Milagro Gamma Ray Observatory is the world's first large-area waterCherenkov detector capable of continuously monitoring the sky at TeV energies.Located in northern New Mexico, Milagro will perform an all sky survey of theNorthern Hemisphere at energies between ~250 GeV and 50 TeV. With a high dutycycle, large detector area (~5000 square meters), and a wide field-of-view (~1sr), Milagro is uniquely capable of searching for transient and DC sources ofhigh-energy gamma-ray emission. Milagro has been operating since February,1999. The current status of the Milagro Observatory and initial results will bediscussed.